> It's a ridiculous label to apply to Philip Glass.
I disagree.
>The word "avant-garde" comes up not once in Philip Glass's Wikipedia article The only uses of the word "experimental" are in reference to his early interest in experimental theater.
What's that meant to show? I opened the first four references on that Wikipedia article and all contained the phrase 'avant-garde':
>The project that would propel Glass from downtown New York notoriety to international stardom came in 1976 - an avant-garde music theatre collaboration with theatre visionary Robert Wilson"
I disagree.
>The word "avant-garde" comes up not once in Philip Glass's Wikipedia article The only uses of the word "experimental" are in reference to his early interest in experimental theater.
What's that meant to show? I opened the first four references on that Wikipedia article and all contained the phrase 'avant-garde':
[1]https://www.biography.com/musician/philip-glass
>Philip Glass is an Oscar-nominated avant-garde composer whose notable works include 'Einstein on the Beach,' 'The Hours' and 'Notes on a Scandal.'
[2]https://nymag.com/news/features/influentials/16903/
>Took the avant-garde mainstream, offering hope and inspiration to countless composer-followers.
[3]https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/nov/24/arts.highe...
>The project that would propel Glass from downtown New York notoriety to international stardom came in 1976 - an avant-garde music theatre collaboration with theatre visionary Robert Wilson"
[4]https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9ugCQfxwym0C/page/n5/mode...
OK, this one doesn't use the phrase in reference to Glass.